Chaotic Good

[caek]

How far would 'Chaotic Good' go to achieve it's aims?
 
Would they kill? Would they assassinate? I'm putting the finishing touches to a concept and this will help!

[RagingPurpleGiant]

It depends on the aims and situation.

If the person they're going to kill/assassinate is evil and/or threatening the lives of others than its within reason to kill or assassinate them. If the goals are personal and the person they're looking to kill/assassinate aren't an immediate danger to anyone than to kill them is a very evil act and your character is likely chaotic neutral or chaotic evil (albeit an interesting evil where the character thinks they're chaotic good).

ie; Killing a murderous bandit is fine.
Killing a town guard who won't let you into a crime scene so you can "help investigate" is evil.

[Egon the Monkey]

I like CG as an alignment, but you need to think about the Good part. Killing a character on any Good PC should be considered as to why it's the only sensible choice. If someone's running an evil plot but hasn't done anything illegal yet, than a CG character's free to act to stop them. That could be framing them, stealing what they wanted to use, or killing them as a last resort. For example assassinating a criminal overlord who you can't bring down with the law, or a cleric of an opposed god such as Umberlee/Valkur, who you know would be out to kill you. The Chaotic part means you're free to spy, lie and cheat to fight those evil PCs that use deceit to avoid accusations.

Being CG means that you rank doing the right thing higher than your own honour but ultimately you have a sense of morals and justice. So, you might rob anyone evil or crooked to finance your crusade, but you wouldn't stick up some random merchant. You might knife a Banite cult leader in the back but you'd give the footsoldiers you knew he'd conscripted into service a chance.

[Monsignor el Doxe]

Depends on the situation, pretty pointless thread.

[Fire & Brimstone]

Caek, play the character how you want it. If DMs think your actions aren't in touch with your aligment, you'll shift away from Chaotic Good - but that doesn't mean you can't act in the same way as before.

[404]

Some acts are so inherently evil that a CG character should never perform them, such as putting the lives of innocents at stake over personal gain or using foul tools (necromancy, infernalism) to get ahead.

[xXCrystal_Rose]

Think of it as a Robin Hood-esque alignment ^^ Here is the description of Chaotic Good. It gives you some freedom to bend the laws in order to fight evil, as long as you do not commit evil yourself.

"A chaotic good character acts as his conscience directs him with  little regard for what others expect. He believes in goodness and right,  but has little use for laws and regulations. He follows his own moral  compass, which, although good, may not agree with that of society. A  ranger who waylays the evil baron's tax collectors is chaotic good.  Chaotic good combines a good heart with a free spirit."

[caek]

Excellent answers, thanks team!

[Talir]

http://easydamus.com/chaoticgood.html

Perhaps an interesting read for ideas.

[Disco]

Clearly Robbin hood can kill the sheriff without turning NG....

[Dr Dragon]

That Sheriff was corrupt and taxing people to death to fill his own pockets.

[Calixto]

I think this is the most important part

Chaotic goods believe that freedom is the only means by which each creature can achieve true satisfaction and happiness. Law, order, social forms, and anything else which tends to restrict individual freedom is wrong

A NG, and even some LG persons would assassinate, lie, or do what it takes to achieve their goals. The difference is that a CG person not only has no hesitation about breaking the law to reach his goals, but rather is already opposed to the law anyway.

[The Beggar]

Caek!

[SanTelmo]

they would